It has come out after a thousand calls. Now we can finally take down this brand new MacBook* Although this one is not equipped with Touch Bar :- D Let's look at a set of parameters:
13.3 inch LED backlight IPS retinal display, 2560 x 1600 resolution, 227ppi, P3 wide color gamut
2.0GHz SkyLake dual core Intel Core i5 processor (up to 3.1GHz), equipped with Intel Iris 540
8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 memory, optional 16GB, soldered dead, unable to upgrade by itself later
Choice of 256GB, 512GB or 1TB PCIe SSDs
There are two lightning 3 interfaces (USB C) with charging function
This machine is equipped with physical function keys instead of Touch Bar. If you want to see the disassembly of Touch Bar MacBook Pro, it's OK. Follow us and I will present it to you as soon as possible.
The two Lightning 3 connectors are located on the left side of the fuselage, and the 3.5mm headphone hole is on the right side. In addition, there is no connector, Since Apple thinks that the 3.5mm headphone interface is very outdated, why does it continue to appear on the MacBook Pro? Just cut it off!
By the way, the model of this laptop is: A1708
Although there is no Touch Bar, the ESC key has become a large one, which is much longer than the previous one. Another obvious change is the touchpad. At first glance, the most striking estimate is that the area of the touchpad has doubled. And now the speaker openings are located on both sides of the keyboard, which looks like a 15 inch MacBook Pro.
Give it an X-ray.
MacBook notebooks have used Torx screws for six consecutive years. To be honest, I know how to remove them with my eyes closed. There are only six screws at the bottom. This is the least one among so many MacBooks. The 2015 MacBook has eight screws, while the vast majority of MacBook Pro has ten screws.
Use a suction cup to suck up the bottom shell a little, and then insert the pry to loosen the snap connecting the bottom shell and the body, and then the whole bottom shell can be disassembled.
Then we went to disconnect the battery connector, and we found some strange things. This large T5 screw firmly fixed the battery connector.
Now we will remove the touch pad. Unlike the previous generation of products, the new MacBook Pro touch pad is very easy to remove. The old one is bundled with the battery, which is more difficult to remove. On this huge touchpad, we found some familiar things:
At the same time, we also found the Taptic Engine, which is the foundation of Force Touch.
Now let's remove the battery, but the adhesive in it is very difficult to handle. We used plastic cards to pry up the battery while heating, and finally got it fixed.
The battery capacity of 54.5Wh is 27% less than that of last year's MacBook Pro, but interestingly, the battery capacity of MacBook Pro without Touch Bar is larger than that of MBP with Touch Bar (49.2Wh). However, Apple said that they can still provide 10 hours of battery life.
On this battery control board, we also found a thick layer of epoxy resin.
Now let's turn our attention to this SSD. First, we will tear down this great piece of protection.
This SSD looks a little different from the past. In addition, the SSD needs to be removed first in the process, which makes it easier for users to replace it when upgrading later.
Now let's take a closer look at this storage device:
Red: Sandisk SDRQKBDC4 064G 64GB NAND * 4 (256GB in total)
Orange: Apple 338S00227
Yellow: TI 58879D MOSFET
Green: F4432ACPE-GD-F， This should be Meguiar 512MB DDR2 RAM
Blue: Apple 338S00199 SSD controller
*This is the first time we have seen Apple add a customized SSD controller to a removable SSD.
During the speaker disassembly, we found a screw pad to reduce the impact of vibration. The iMac also uses this component.
Continue to disassemble. We want to see what happened to the "advanced cooling system" that Apple boasted at the press conference. Later, we found that it was just a change of position of the radiator, which was placed behind the logic board.
Let's look at the logic board:
Red: Intel Core i5-6460U processor with Intel Iris 540
Orange: Hynix H9CCNNNBJTML LPDDR3 high-speed synchronous dynamic memory
Yellow: Huanxu Electronics 339S025 WiFi module
Green: Intel JHL6540 Lightning 3 Controller
Light blue: Texas Instruments 58873D synchronous step-down NexFET power block MOSFET Pair
Dark blue: Broadcom BCM15700A2 camera processor
Purple: Meguiar MT41K256M16TW-107 512 MB DDR3L SDRAM
Turn over the logic board and continue to look:
Red: This is it again, Hynix H9CCNNNBJTML LPDDR3 high-speed synchronous dynamic memory
Orange: Texas Instruments SN650839 66AL7XWGI (as we see on 16 MacBooks)
Yellow: two Texas Instruments CD3215B03 66AQ8YWG1
Green: Huabang Electronic SpiFlash W25Q64FV 64Mb Serial Flash
Light blue: TI TM4EA231 H6ZXRI system management controller
Dark Blue: Lingyun Logic CS42L63A Audio Codec
Purple: Intel 95828 HRTZ X630MRR
Now let's take a closer look at the speaker openings. Most of the openings are just for decoration, which can be seen from the location of the four speakers and two microphones.
The chief designer of Apple boasted about this fan at the press conference. It uses an asymmetric design, which is theoretically quieter. But this technology was used in the retina MacBook Pro in 2012, and I don't know why I should boast again.
It's time to take a look at this screen. First, take a look at the hardware that drives the screen:
Red: B1332BDPA 090BX 1605
Orange: National Semiconductor 67A800U 49B1-04
Yellow: TI 65CLKEI TPS65157
Green: NXP LPC812 ARM Cortex M0+32-bit MCU
Blue: TI TPS65158 high-resolution LCD bias power IC
The Apple logo no longer glows.
The keyboard has finally been upgraded, adopting the second generation butterfly mechanical structure keyboard.
Disassemble the family photo.
summary
Repair difficulty: two Points* ten Divided into the easiest to repair
√ During the disassembly of the touch pad, it is not necessary to remove the battery first
* Torx screws make the disassembly process difficult
× The battery pack is integrated and has adhesive fixed on the shell. It will be troublesome to replace it in the future
× The memory is soldered. You should buy a few gigabytes, or you will not be able to upgrade in the future
× Although the PCIe SSD inside can be disassembled, it is not universal. You cannot buy a SSD that can be replaced at present
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